Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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